Culinary implement



Jan. 16; .1951 M. H. BELL CULINARY IMPLEMENT Filed May 13, 1947 Patented Jan. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE CULINARY IMPLEMENT Malcolm H Bell, N ew'Ycr'k, N. Y. Apeueatitniviay l3, is ms enai No. 7473647 claims; (01399-394) This invention relates to culinary implements, and more particularly to a device intended prrimrniyror cookingfoods suoh as steak-s,.sausages, and the like over an open fire.

The principal object of the present is the provisi'onn'f a 'nevelgfinexpensive; and ef fit-Eleni; device for grasping and" supporting an ar= ticle to be cooked, article being supported at the desired distance above th coals and in proper angular relation thereto, Without particular attention on the part of the persen performing the operation. More specifically, it is an object of this invention to provide aculinary device comprising a vertical supporting member, a generally hc irizontal member rotatably mounted at or adjacent the top of the supporting member, and provided with means for -sec'uiing the article to be cooked, and means for maintaining such securing means in the desired angular relation to the surface of the coals, such means rereaample comprising a weight supported on the end of the horizontal member opposite to the said food'securing means. g I

A further object ls the" provision of agdevice of the character described, "in which the" vertical angle between the vertical member and the generally horizontal member may be adjusted to vary the distance of the food securing means from the burning coalsfand whereby the vertical memher and the normally horizontal member may be brought into parallelism for purposes of storing or carrying the device.

Other and further objects, features and advantages will be apparent from the description which follows, read in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a culinary implement constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial side elevation of the device of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a partial Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view of the adjusting means employed in the device of Figure In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, reference is made to the embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawings, and detailed descriptive language is employed. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the invention is thereby intended and that various changes and alterations are contemplated such as would ordinarily occur to one invention plan view of the device of 2, skilled in the'art to which the invention relates.

Referring to Figures 1, 2"and 8; the device there illustrated, which is'prefe-rably made'of metalred stock or heavy wire, comprises generally a vertical member or stake it, which may be pointed at its lower end, and which is provided at its upper end with a 'h'e'lieally formed horizontal extension I! which comprises, in effect, a bearing member, and a generally horizontal member t2 rotatably supported in the bearing H. The mem her I2 is provided at one end with series of U=shaped loops l3 terminating in a final transverseportion I 3', and is also provided between its point of support on the stake l0 and the first U-shaped loop I t with a convolution forming an eye it. At its end opposite the loops It, the horizontal member i2 is formedtc provide an eye l5 which lies in the" plane of the loops H or in a parallel plane.

For the purpose of securing an article to be cooked against the grid formed by the loops It, a length of heavy'wire or similar material isformed toprovide a series of loops l6 similar to the loops l3 and terminating in a transverse portion 1-6 which is pivotally connected withthe portion 13' by means of links IT. The upper grid formed by the loops it is provided with a portion l8 extending parallel to the member I2 and terminating substantially above the eye M of the member l2, the extremity of the portion [8 being bent upwardly to a slight extent. A link I9 permanently secured within the eye H5, is employed for securing theupper grid against the article to be cooked, the link 19 being hooked over the portion I8 of the upper grid for this purpose, after the article is in place, as illustrated in Figure 2.

In order that the article to be cooked, such as a steak secured between the upper and lower grids just described, may be maintained parallel to the surface of the coals, a dumbbell-shaped weight 20 is slidably mounted within the eye l5. It will be readily apparent that when the steak or other article is arranged parallel to the ground, i. e., to the surface'of the burning coals, it will be maintained in this position by virtue of the weight 20, until the horizontal member and its associated parts are rotated through to present the opposite end of the article to the fire, when the weight will slide through the eye l5 and will serve the same function as before.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 4, the vertical member it is formed in two portions 2| and 22. vided at its upper end with a circular member The lower portion 2| is pro-- 23 having one of its faces serrated or toothed while the upper portion 22 of the member ID is provided at its lower end with a member 24 which is complementary to the member 23; The two members 23 and 24 may be secured together in any desired relation by means of a bolt 25 and to be cooked, an elongated handle extending from one of the grid elements through the sleeve on the stake and rotatable therein and terminating in a ring Whose plane approximately coincides wing nut 26, the end of the bolt being peened or V member i2 as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 4. In other respects, the device of Figures 4 and 5 is identical with that of Figures 1, 2 and 3.

Obviously, the vertical member 10 need not be driven into the ground in order to support the device, but other means such as a heavy base secured to the lower end of the vertical member, may be employed for this purpose. Likewise, the details of the food securing means may be varied, and other modifications may be employed without departing from the scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: f

1. A culinary implement comprising a vertical supporting member, a generally horizontal member mounted adjacent the upper end ofsaid vertical member for rotation about its own axis,

means associated with said horizontal member for securing thereto an article to be cooked, and

-means associated with said horizontal member with the plane of the first element of the grid, and

a dumbbell-shaped weight whose shaft is encircled loosely by said ring, said weight being so mounted as to move from one side to the other of said handle when the latter is rotated through 1 V v 3. A device according to claim 1, including a variable joint in said vertical member near the upper end thereof, for adjusting the angle of said upper end and said horizontal member relative to the lower end of said vertical member.

4. A device according to claim 1, including a variable joint in said vertical member near the upper end thereof, for adjusting the angle of said upper end and said horizontal member relative to the lower end of said vertical member, said joint being formed and arranged to permit said vertical and horizontal members to be placed in parallelism for purposes of storing and carrying said implement.

horizontal member being formedby a helically bent horizontal extension of said vertical member;

MALCOLM H. BELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain l June 4, 1925,

5. The device of claim 1, the mounting for said 

